presentation is everything

flipping through some pictures this evening is making me miss this woman quite a bit. these are from a weekend that started off shitty and turned out wonderful. she surprised me by being in ottawa, went to le nordik to decompress in eucalyptus steam and ice cold waterfalls. then on a whim caught a ride to north bay with her and spent about 36 hours with her in the kitchen... creating, drinking, laughing. everything seems better in a warm kitchen with a good woman, a nice glass of wine, beautiful ingredients, a sharp knife and good conversation. the first night we made her parents dinner. fresh thai spring rolls (with homemade peanut sauce) and mushroom bruschetta.

*her parents were amazed at my little balsamic reduction pinwheels on the plate. oh the cheesy little tricks you learn from busting your ass waitressing/catering.

*the second day we made a thai green curry from scratch. this was the beginnings of it.

*while she was frying tofu, i was busy with this little baby. rosemary foccacia with chunks of smoked gouda inside cause i'm sneaky like that.

*sneaky melty goodness

*if it's raining tomorrow i might make another loaf of that foccacia. it feels pretty damn good using your hands to create and of course knead the shit out of that dough. ha.

*on another note... i'm starting to forget what your hands feel like on my skin. it makes me sad.